Applications will normally be reviewed twice a year: once in the middle of fall term for winter and spring internships, and once in the middle of spring term for summer and fall internships. The review committee will normally review applications within a week or two of the deadlines.
Recipients and Terms
The internships are primarily for current Dartmouth undergraduates, although graduate students and recent alumni/ae enrolled or soon to enroll in graduate programs elsewhere are also eligible. The internship will normally be a full-time, leave-term project for the academic term in which it is awarded, so it is not presumed that the project will be part of an academic assignment or receive academic credit. With appropriate academic departmental permissions and faculty advising, however, a project conducted on a student’s leave term may constitute field work for a thesis or other form of independent study. Possibly, an internship may be awarded for a compelling proposal carried out part-time over two or more terms in conjunction with other academic work. Depending on the nature and timing of the project, interns may receive the use of on-site housing (use of a cabin at the Grant, for example). Students may propose self-initiated projects, and faculty and administrative departments may propose internship projects for which students may apply. The normal stipend for a one-term internship is $3500 ($3000 allocated when the grant is awarded and $500 allocated when a suitable final report is received).
Examples of Possible Projects
- Assist the Director of Outdoor Programs and the College Forester in implementing a wildlife habitat conservation program
- Conduct historical research, locate and conserve artifacts, and prepare educational materials
- Observe and document types and patterns of recreational use of relevant College properties (snowmobile use in the Grant, for example)
- Prepare educational/interpretive materials for users of properties (maps, wildlife guides, historical information, etc.)
- Study water resource issues (drinking-water quality, flowage, etc.)
- Research for a variety of academic projects (wildlife biology, fisheries, ecology, etc.)
Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed and awards determined by the Director of Outdoor Programs in consultation with staff colleagues, the President of the DOC, and appropriate faculty. Normally one or two grants will be awarded each academic year.